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8 July 2024 - Franchise New Zealand is saddened to learn of the death of David Munn, one of New Zealand's franchise pioneers

The Westpac New Zealand Franchise Awards recognise the best among our nation's franchising folk. This year’s finalists have been named…

There is good news but also some downsides for New Zealand franchises from the 2025 Budget released yesterday

We look at how franchise communities around the world are planning to celebrate the first ever World Franchise Day on June 11, 2025 and what you ca...

It’s been 10 years since the start of the new millennium. Simon Lord examines what the decade has brought for franchisors and franchisees

A new account of the complicated role the fast-food industry plays in African-American communities has been awarded the USA's top prize for journalism

6 November 2023 – Australia already has one of the most regulated franchise sectors in the world. Now the ACCC wants to introduce a licensing syste...

In a well-attended webinar held yesterday, organised by the U.S. Commercial Service and the International Trade Organisation, U.S.-based franchisor...

September 2012 - Lessons from the University of Life: New Zealand’s oldest and youngest franchisees share their experiences

The Franchise Council of Australia has named the winners of its 2010 Excellence in Franchising Awards.

Entering into business with someone you’ve only just met should involve careful research, says Sally Knight

New Zealand's new best franchisee is a mum of three from the Waikato, but there's no change at the top for Franchise System of the Year

In the second part of our review of the last decade in New Zealand franchising, we look at the way that systems and perceptions have changed

27 June 2014 - The CEO of Green Acres has hailed the result of an arbitration process with a former franchisee as a victory for the whole franchise...

July 2019 – The world’s biggest food franchise is also one of the ten hottest brands on the planet, according to a recent report

16 February 2021 – The first Franchising Confidence Index survey since January 2020 shows that franchisors and specialist service providers are fee...

Life-work balance is now considered the number-one motivator for employees all over the world, with workplace flexibility outranking salary in impo...

14 November 2015 - Some of the people who have made huge contributions to the growth of franchising in New Zealand were honoured at the Westpac New...

8 February 2018 – FAB Group has announced the appointment of a UK General Manager to lead the company’s global brand, Skinsmiths, in the UK.

23 June 2022 – The New Zealand arm of the well-known Wendy’s hamburger chain is on the market, including all 22 company-owned stores

On a cold winter’s morning in the Auckland suburb of Mount Wellington, around 70 FANZ members and other franchise community supporters gathered to ...

In May 2012 we were asked by a reader what the average length of time is that franchisees stay with a franchise system in New Zealand. It's longer ...

4 August 2015 - A German company is targetting New Zealand companies in an invoicing scam that leads small business owners to think they are provid...

The Franchise Association has taken the unusual step of appealing for information about someone offering consultancy services

February 2024 – The latest in a long series of reviews of the franchise sector in Australia has recommended the licensing of franchisors. Jason Geh...

Colin Taylor lifts the lid on leases in this personal view of the retail property market

The Franchise Association of New Zealand formally recognised the contribution of its Past Chairs at a recent function